Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 299 | 284 | 198 | 151 | 163 | 167 | 151 | 170 | 253 | 206 | 148 | 103 | 188 | 414 | 404 | 344 | 266 | 197 | 304 | 763 | 767 | 688 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.68m | 8:06AM1.52m | 8:30PM1.66m | 8:51AM1.51m | 9:14PM1.64m | 9:37AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:52AM0.44m | 3:01PM0.43m | 3:35AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 264 | 299 | 284 | 198 | 151 | 163 | 167 | 151 | 170 | 253 | 206 | 148 | 102 | 53 | 414 | 404 | 344 | 266 | 197 | 183 | 763 | 767 | 688 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 114 | 304 | 64 | 5 | 31 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | S 11 | SE 15 | NE 10 | S 21 | S 20 | NE 7 | N 4 | SE 14 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 68 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 131 | 62 | 59 | 77 | — | — | 103 | 188 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 17 | 19 | — | 2 | 36 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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